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HistoryAug 26, 2022 - 12:00 a.m.

Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-9-1)

2022-08-2600:00:00
Copyright (C) 2022 Greenbone AG
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5
ubuntu
security advisory
usn-9-1
tetex-bin
integer overflow
xpdf
pdf files
abnormal program termination
attacker
program code.

10 High

CVSS2

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

COMPLETE

Integrity Impact

COMPLETE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

6.6 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

Low

0.07 Low

EPSS

Percentile

94.0%

The remote host is missing an update for the

# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.12.2004.9.1");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2004-0888");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2022-08-26 07:43:23 +0000 (Fri, 26 Aug 2022)");
  script_version("2024-02-02T05:06:10+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2024-02-02 05:06:10 +0000 (Fri, 02 Feb 2024)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"10.0");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");

  script_name("Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-9-1)");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2022 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Ubuntu Local Security Checks");
  script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/ubuntu_linux", "ssh/login/packages", re:"ssh/login/release=UBUNTU4\.10");

  script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"USN-9-1");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-9-1");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'tetex-bin' package(s) announced via the USN-9-1 advisory.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Chris Evans and Marcus Meissner recently discovered several integer
overflow vulnerabilities in xpdf, a viewer for PDF files. Because
tetex-bin contains xpdf code, it is also affected. These
vulnerabilities could be exploited by an attacker providing a
specially crafted TeX, LaTeX, or PDF file. Processing such a file with
pdflatex could result in abnormal program termination or the execution
of program code supplied by the attacker.

This bug could be exploited to gain the privileges of the user
invoking pdflatex.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'tetex-bin' package(s) on Ubuntu 4.10.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please install the updated package(s).");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");

  exit(0);
}

include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-deb.inc");

release = dpkg_get_ssh_release();
if(!release)
  exit(0);

res = "";
report = "";

if(release == "UBUNTU4.10") {

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libkpathsea-dev", ver:"2.0.2-21ubuntu0.1", rls:"UBUNTU4.10"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libkpathsea3", ver:"2.0.2-21ubuntu0.1", rls:"UBUNTU4.10"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"tetex-bin", ver:"2.0.2-21ubuntu0.1", rls:"UBUNTU4.10"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(report != "") {
    security_message(data:report);
  } else if(__pkg_match) {
    exit(99);
  }
  exit(0);
}

exit(0);

10 High

CVSS2

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

COMPLETE

Integrity Impact

COMPLETE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

6.6 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

Low

0.07 Low

EPSS

Percentile

94.0%